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Originally Posted by djtestudo
But it will take someone away who has shown they don't deserve to be a part of civilized society, and without said society being forced to subsidize the rest of their life.
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Take someone away?
Studies have shown that it costs less to keep a prisoner in jail for life than it does to impose the death penalty. I've posted the data here before. It is not about money. It is about revenge.
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